Etymology

accentor

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Today it means: Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock. Full definition →

Latin accentor
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromaccentor“one who sings with another”
  2. English todayaccentor

From Latin accentor (“one who sings with another”), from ad + cantor (“singer”), from canō (“sing”). Superficially accent + -or.

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